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Sep 22
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"This $500,000 MBA Degree is WORTHLESS" ...

Dan Fleyshman
About this episode

In this episode of Money Mondays, we dive into real-world entrepreneurship, investing, and what college doesn’t teach you. David Guttman, serial entrepreneur with both eight- and nine-figure exits, shares how mindset, strategy, and timing shaped his career. Alongside him is Anna Prudchenko, an 18-year-old who skipped the traditional path to build her first company with David’s mentorship.

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Who is David Guttman?

David Guttman is an entrepreneur, investor, and now helping entrepreneurs scale to 7, 8 and even 9 figures and exit their businesses. His journey started humbly, managing a help desk at 24 before discovering the power of equity during his first IPO. That lesson fueled a career that led him to eight- and nine-figure exits and recognition as a three-time Inc. 500 entrepreneur. A graduate of Brown and Wharton, David’s perspective was further shaped by surviving a terminal cancer diagnosis in 1990, an experience that redefined how he approaches both business and life. Today, he channels his experience into mentoring and teaching through The Anti-MBA: What Business School Never Taught Me.

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Learn More: https://bit.ly/46vct60

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Who is Anna Prudchenko?

Anna Prudchenko is an 18-year-old entrepreneur and majority owner of a new venture she launched under David’s mentorship. Instead of following the traditional college route, she jumped directly into business, learning the ropes of building and scaling a company from the ground up. With a focus on taking bold action over waiting for credentials, Anna is part of a new generation proving that entrepreneurship has no age limit.

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